The Irish standard., 1887-01-22
clamations of rage and terror.

another, springing on the youth with 6
yell of ferocious anger.
'tFauscai-hugh-hugh-fauscai noel
nihin leshai press!'' wheezed out Rec
Rody-all clamoripg together in theil
venacular idlom, in their sudden excite,
ment of the moment.
"Connidh-a-lauv! Esaun-dha sucu1
a bherom lath!' spellacy suddenly
shouted out, in accents that made the
floor shake beneath them, while he
placed himself in an attitude of deter.
mined resistance between the gang and
his prostrate friend, over whom Red
Rody had upllfted short bar OF iron,
with d degree Of strength which nothing
less stimulating than the prospect of an
immediate qualification OF his ruling
passion could have struck into his pal
sled arm.
There was pause-while the eyes OF
all were directed on their leader.
Fools, dolts'" he at length exclaimed
his round black eyes sparkling with 8
light which might readily have ac-
counted to stranger for the cognomen
which bad been conferred upon him
'ta brass pin would make me lave him
to ye, to let ye see what ye'd get by yer
name suspicion OF one that's better
friend than ye'rselves to ye! An you
you graat baste, that nothen III ever
tache" addressing the wounded NAH
'sits the dint o. the bare compassion
that prevents me maken mash o. your
head upon the floor. Get up. Mr.
Kumba, an tell 'em who you are"
Kumba arose and gazed around him.
The men slowly relaxed their attitudes
of rigid passion, and old Rody, lower
ing his weapon, tottered with many dis
contented mutterings toward his an
cient place near the stamping press.
"We meant no harm," said the
man; "but there's little admir-
alton we shouldn't know O frind that
COON that way, so droll, turnbling down
ov hape o turf into the middle of us,
all at wanst. out
"May be-" said Jerry. with very
soft sneer, "that's the way OF intherduc-
shins among the gintlernin, that we
knows nothen about?"
It was some moments before the
young man fully recollected himself.
When he did so, all the consequences
and difficulties of his situation came
rushing swiftly upon his mind; as he
had already, in one rapid glance at the
approaching possibilities, determined
upon his course, the peril which they
involved made his heart beat and trem-
BILE within :,in. He felt himself, never
theless, amid all the gathering anxiety
that began to creep within his bosom,
more at liberty to debate and decide
them, while he was yet in comparative
there are doubtless many
natures, while yet uniformed and unde-
cided, in which the elements Of vignr and
and energy are loosely scattered, and
which require the impulse Of extremity
itself to call them into confident action;
as q vane, that flaps from point TO point of
the compass while 1t is visited by feeble
currents of air, will firmly fix and settle
when the black tempest is poured about
ii.
While Kumba thus remained. gazing
upon the circle-and charged Ito use a
chemical metaphor) with an intense and
uncompro1nising purpose-his frame
covered with the dew Of anxiety, and
trembling for itself, while the mind
maintained that fearful and clear-sigh
serenity which governed the tottering
steps Of the martyrs of the early faith.
or that feeling which. to use more
familiar, though less noble illustration,
throws q degree OF grace and dignity
into the movements OF the hopeless
wretch who journeys to his fate at the
summons Of the injured spirit of justice
he remained buoyed up, amid a
tun1ult of agitating reflections, by this
sudden fr1nness ef resolution, the men
with whom he was preparing his heart
to endure keen encounter of moral or
physical strength, as the case might be
(the latter evidently hopeless), recon-
menced their deliberation OF the mys5er-
ions design Of which Kumba had already
received so terrifying glimpse.
"'Tis Almost time for us to be starten,
I'm thinken,' said Jerry, Withdrawing q
heavy cloth, and exposing small pane,
through which tue dark red. level light
of a sullen evening sun darted across
the room. forming g singular contrast to
the whitieh CHASTITY lustre of the fur
mace, as it,struck in succession on the
outlines OF stern and smutted features,
and fragments of scattered tools, tinging
the white and eddying volumes OF vapor
with deep crimson, and losing itself IN